Join the Harvard Art Museums and the Outreach Center at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies for Islamic Art and Iran: Technology, Visual Culture, and Power A Two-Part Webinar for Educators In conjunction with In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, this two-part webinar series for educators presents a live, online discussion with […]

Smithsonian American Art Museum Oh Freedom! Online Conference: Teaching Civil Rights through Smithsonian Collections Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Explore Civil Rights and Smithsonian collections with curators, experts, and educators in live presentations, demonstrations, and moderated forums. Join any of the live sessions and come back any time to view the archived conference at www.africanamericanart.si.edu/conference […]

Using the Collins Writing Program to Meet the Three Most Significant Challenges of the Common Core with John Collins Ed.D. A Three-Part Series Attend one, two or all three. 1. Developing Students’ Academic Vocabulary Thursday, January 17, 2013 2. Using Summary Writing to Build Students’ Reading and Writing Skills Thursday, January 31, 2013 3. Writing […]

The NEH Landmarks workshop “Living on the Edge of Empire: Alliance, Conflict and Captivity in Colonial New England” (http://edge-empire.deerfield-ma.org ) which will be held twice in the summer of 2013: July 7 to July 12 and July 28 to August 2. We are hoping to receive applications from teachers working across the country. Presented […]

Team Registration Ends December 31 LifeSmarts teaches teens to be smart, responsible, and successful consumers and citizens by focusing on five key areas of consumer knowledge they need to know to independently negotiate todays increasingly complex marketplace: Personal Finance, Health and Safety, the Environment, Technology, and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities. Teens gain a solid understanding […]

The James Madison fellowship, a federal initiative, offers secondary school teachers of government & history up to $24,000 to complete a Master’s degree in fields related to the U.S. constitution. Our goal is to award at least one James Madison Fellowship in each state each year. The details of the fellowship as well as applications […]

Student contests for geography classrooms World of 7 Billion Video Contest Bring technology and creativity into your high school geography classes by incorporating the World of 7 Billion video PSA contest into your syllabi. Challenge your students to create a 30- to 45-second video PSA illustrating the connection between world population at seven billion and […]